Description
This has been an intermittent problem for over a year. It worked ok for awhile, but on 8/24 several other cars and I had to wait through 2 full light cycles before we got a green light to exit Vantage Point Rd (i.e., to go straight onto Running Brook or turn left onto LPP toward downtown). I have also seen this happen recently while waiting to turn left from LPP onto VP Rd; I would get a green arrow for the left turn while a car would be left waiting trying to get out of VP Rd.
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Q. Is the entire signal dark? Call 410-313-2430 (days) or 911 (nights) immediately to report a malfunctioning traffic signal.
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Q. Is the red bulb dark? Call 410-313-2430 (days) or 911 (nights) immediately to report a malfunctioning traffic signal..
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Q. Is the yellow bulb dark?
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Q. Is the green bulb dark?
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5 Comments
Diane Schwarzman, Chief traffic engineering div. (Guest)
Sherry (Guest)
Thank you for responding! I know it's hard to fix an intermittent problem, but it's very frustrating when it happens since that is the only way out for hundreds of homes.
When it fails, I don't know if it recovers on its own after skipping a cycle or two, or whether it finally works because a car has come up to the opposite side of the intersection (W. Running Brook Rd.) and triggers it from there. I once waited to make a left through 3 full cycles, when people got left-turn arrows but I never got a green light; it was about 11 PM and there was no traffic coming from W. Running Brook to make the light change. After not getting a green the third time, I gave up -- to avoid running the red light I had to go to Columbia Road, make a left turn (since U-turns aren't permitted there), go up to the 7-11, go through the parking lots to W. Running Brook Rd, come back to the intersection with LPP, and then turn right to get to where I was trying to go!
Thanks for looking into it -- I'm looking forward to having a reliable light on my corner!
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